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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS)

Lat: 41.35°NLon: 89.15°WElev: 650ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.10 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	39°F (4°C)
Last update	18 Apr 9:35 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Ottawa IL

Freeze Watch April 20, 12:00am until April 20, 09:00am

Frost Advisory April 19, 12:00am until April 19, 09:00am

Flood Warning April 18, 09:58pm until April 20, 07:00am

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Freeze Watch

Frost Advisory

Flood Warning

Flood Warning April 18, 09:58pm until April 20, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Flood Warning
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Clear then
Patchy Frost
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Areas Frost
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
then Frost
Monday
High: 56 °F
Frost then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.